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Safer opioids actively being reviewed for epidemic: chief public health officer
OTTAWA - Public health officials across the country are seriously considering increasing the supply of safer opioids to quell a crisis that newly released data show helped claim more than 2,000 lives ...
Dec 12, 2018
Canada's Ashley Lawrence signs new PSG deal, prepares second charity event
Just 23, Canadian soccer international Ashley Lawrence is looking after her future while doing her best to help the welfare of others. Lawrence signed a new multi-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain on...
Dec 12, 2018
Federal minister feuds with N.B. premier after dramatic project cuts
FREDERICTON - The federal intergovernmental affairs minister has launched an attack on the Tory premier of his home province, after dramatic project cuts that left millions of federal dollars on the t...
Dec 12, 2018
Firm says trees obstructing vision at Humboldt Broncos crash intersection
REGINA - A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened. A 70-page safety review done for the Saskatchewan gover...
Dec 12, 2018
Canada pressured to match tough climate talk with leadership at key meeting
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is under intense pressure to fill a leadership void as countries try to hammer out how they will hold themselves accountable for implementing the Paris climate-change ...
Dec 12, 2018
Ethics watchdog chides capital commission CEO for 12 violations of rules
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says the head of an agency overseeing important federal sites in and around Ottawa violated conflict-of-interest rules a dozen times. Mario Dion’s report, is...
Dec 12, 2018
Six-year-old girl lured from playground, sexually assaulted: Vancouver police
Vancouver police say a man lured a six-year-old girl from an elementary school playground and sexually assaulted her. Police say it happened on Dec. 5 when the girl was in the playground area outside ...
Dec 12, 2018
Schilling criticizes Ocasio-Cortez, provoking Cicilline
BOSTON - Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has gone after Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter, drawing the ire of U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. The Boston Globe reports 29-year-old Ocasio-...
Dec 12, 2018
Tagovailoa, Book highlight partially revealed CFL negotiations lists
TORONTO - Fans of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders will want to keep an eye on the NCAA football semifinals. Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was one of 10 players the Ticats rev...
Dec 12, 2018
Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators
DETROIT - Toyota is recalling about 70,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles in North America to replace air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The recall cove...
Dec 12, 2018